I am wanting to replace my factory airbox and the janky flex tube it uses for the intake. I have looked around at model specific kits but I figure with how simple it is it would not be difficult to just buy a generic one to the right diameter. Does anyone know what the diameter of the intake hose on the 1989 2.5L is? Has anyone done this themselves before? There arent any sensors that
will be affected are there?
While I haven't done this, I should make you aware that a cold air intake will yield no power gains whatsoever on these Wranglers. Unfortunately that's not an opinion, it's fact.
While I haven't done this, I should make you aware that a cold air intake will yield no power gains whatsoever on these Wranglers. Unfortunately that's not an opinion, it's fact. No I fully understand and agree. I'm just wanting to do it because the stock airbox doesn't fit well in my engine bay with the aftermarket inner fenders.
No I fully understand and agree. I'm just wanting to do it because the stock airbox doesn't fit well in my engine bay with the aftermarket inner fenders. In that case, I totally get it
In that case, I totally get it Oh yes 10 years of working on
cars, 6 years of being a military mechanic and 4 years of mechanical engineering in college has given me enough wisdom to understand the pointlessness of cold air intakes. I too roll my eyes every time a 16 year old goes and spends $200 on a pvc tube and come filter and expect to get 20hp... I just have to do it on my Jeep because there's no room in the engine bay lol. I could figure it out myself obviously but I figured I would come here and ask if anyone has done it already and could share
some insight before I went ahead and did it.
Oh yes 10 years of working on cars, 6 years of being a military mechanic and 4 years of mechanical engineering in college has given me enough wisdom to understand the pointlessness of cold air intakes. I too roll my eyes every time a 16 year old goes and spends $200 on a pvc tube and come
filter and expect to get 20hp... I just have to do it on my Jeep because there's no room in the engine bay lol. I could figure it out myself obviously but I figured I would come here and ask if anyone has done it already and could share some insight before I went ahead and did it. Someone always wants to argue with me every time I bring up the CAI thing. They'll say, "Well I've heard you can get 3hp or so.", to which I always reply that you can gain or lose 3hp just on
back-to-back dyno runs depending on heat soak, altitude, temperatures, air conditions, etc. 3hp is not an actual measurable gain, that's just variances in all the conditions.
Seems like OP just needs something that fits his inner fender mods.
Seems like OP just needs something that fits his inner fender mods. Are those smaller or something? Is the throttle body diameter the same still for the 4.0? That would be awesome to be able to use something that still looks OE |